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Global mobile data traffic reaches 6-yr high in Q3, jumping 115%

Wednesday 3 January 2018 | 16:00 CET | News
Mobile data traffic jumped 115 percent year-on-year in the third quarter, reaching a six-year high, according to the latest study from Strategy Analytics, pushed by Reliance Jio, China Unicom, and Vodafone. India and China accounted for half of all traffic growth worldwide. Average usage per Sim card increased to 1.5 GB per month from 0.7 GB the year before. Non-SMS data services now account for 55 percent of all mobile service revenue globally. 

Specifically, Reliance Jio carried more data traffic than any mobile operator within six months of launch, but the study found that its disruptive impact on the market has meant profitable traffic growth has been hard to find.

In China, unlimited plans drove accelerated traffic growth, up 166% year-on-year in Q3, generating a healthy recovery in both service revenue and EBITDA. 

Finally, Vodafone had 8 million customers using Passes by the end of September, with a positive impact on ARPU and usage. It has delivered 2.6-fold growth in traffic in Europe over the last two years with near-flat OPEX.



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Categories: Mobile & Wireless
Companies: China Unicom / Reliance Jio / Unicom / Vodafone
Countries: World
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